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WOOL482 Wool Processing

Updated: 02 October 2009
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
N/A N/A Mandatory Dates to be advised. Held at AgResearch, Lincoln, New Zealand. All students have their airfares paid in full by AWET. Students are out of Australia for 6 days. The tours include each step of wool processing from fibre to fabric.
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites ANPR211 or candidature in a postgraduate award in the School of Environmental and Rural Science or School of Science and Technology
Co-requisites None
Restrictions WOOL452 or WOOL462 or WOOL552 or WOOL562 or WOOL582
Notes None
Combined Units WOOL582 - Wool Processing
Coordinator(s) Errol Wood (Errol.Wood@agresearch.co.nz)
Unit Description

This unit covers: wool scouring, carbonising, wool carding, combing, weaving, knitting and finishing, and principles of woven, non-woven and carpet manufacture. Also the effect of fibre qualities on processing performance are covered. WOOL582 has additional load consisting of an extra assignment and an examination expecting a greater level of understanding of the unit material.
Materials Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
   

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